Japan vs Senegal: result 2-2 and analysis
World CupGroup Stage - 2Kick-off on June 24, 2018 at 03:00 PM (UTC)Ekaterinburg Arena, Ekaterinburg
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What was the result of Japan vs Senegal?
Japan and Senegal drew 2-2 on June 24, 2018.
Goalscorers
- 11′S. ManéSenegal
- 34′T. InuiJapan
- 71′M. WaguéSenegal
- 78′Keisuke HondaJapan
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Japan have 6 wins, 2 draws and 7 defeats; Senegal have 7, 6 and 2.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 2018 | Colombia(away) | 2-1 | World Cup |
| Jun 12, 2018 | Paraguay(home) | 4-2 | Friendlies |
| Jun 8, 2018 | Switzerland(away) | 0-2 | Friendlies |
| May 30, 2018 | Ghana(home) | 0-2 | Friendlies |
| Mar 27, 2018 | Ukraine(home) | 1-2 | Friendlies |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 2018 | Poland(away) | 2-1 | World Cup |
| Jun 11, 2018 | South Korea(home) | 2-0 | Friendlies |
| Jun 8, 2018 | Croatia(away) | 1-2 | Friendlies |
| May 31, 2018 | Luxembourg(away) | 0-0 | Friendlies |
| Mar 27, 2018 | Bosnia & Herzegovina(home) | 0-0 | Friendlies |
How many goals should we expect?
Japan score 1.3 and concede 1.6 goals per match over their last 15; Senegal score 1.4 and concede 1.0.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 1.3 | 1.6 | 2 | 9/15 | 8/15 |
| Senegal | 1.4 | 1.0 | 6 | 8/15 | 7/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Japan sit 2nd in World Cup (1 points from 1 matches) and Senegal sit 3rd (0 points from 1 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Japan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Senegal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
How does Footlab compute this prediction?
The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy